Using manim to create instructional videos for introductory physics students

Manim is a python module, created by Grant Sanderson, initially for use in his 3Blue1Brown video channel. In his videos, he uses manim to create complex, detailed videos to explain mostly high-level math concepts. We were interested in exploring the use of manim to create short videos, 1-2 minutes long, that supplement topics that students encounter in introductory physics courses in high school and college. With these videos, students could review concepts that they might be struggling with, in an engaging format. We created 4 videos, 2 math and 2 physics, along these lines and made them available on YouTube. We shared some of them with students and have collected informal feedback. Here we present these videos and our thoughts on how they can be used, as well as future plans for this work.